Unless you happen to be that one person in the office who knows exactly when each holiday, seasonal change, and birthday occurs, it’s likely that…
Borders
To us, borders are not lines where countries meet, but places where national laws and transnational business intersect. When companies, capital and people cross borders, they enter a sphere where trade deals, tax havens, multinational supply chains and human migration are big factors in how business is done. Here we look at how the global economy operates in this space between states.
OH, THE PLACES YOU CAN'T GO
The ranking of the world’s most powerful passports shows Africans still can’t travel easily
It may be getting easier for Africans to travel within the continent, but African passports still can’t travel far. The annual Henley Passport Index released…
Things commonly smuggled into North Korea’s surprisingly robust black market
North Korea has one of the most closed economies in the world, but items from bibles to K-pop videos find a way across its borders…
GROWING PAINS
The world has its first millennial leader. And, of course, he is an anti-immigrant conservative.
Sebastian Kurz is set to become the world’s first leader from the millennial age group of those born in 1981 onwards. The 31-year-old, who led…
HELPING HAND
For refugees in India, the safety net is shrinking and government help is nowhere in sight
Attempts by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have thrust the country’s laws into the spotlight. Lawyers representing the Rohingyas…
SEPARATION ANXIETY
Catalonia puts independence on hold but highlights Spain’s “radical” refusal to negotiate
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont declared today (Oct. 10) that Catalonia’s government is putting independence on hold. In a speech in parliament, Puigdemont said, “I want…
LIMITATIONS
Angela Merkel’s cap on refugees pleases her party but could hurt coalition talks
After an election that saw Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats bleed around one million voters to the right-wing Alternative for Germany, the German chancellor has finally…
SICK NOTE
Bob Geldof is “sick” of the world—blame Donald Trump, Aung San Suu Kyi, and “old culture”
Bob Geldof, the veteran singer-songwriter who turned political activist, is “sick of it.” “It” being the politicians getting in the way of a better world…
IDENTITY CRISIS
Catalonia has “deepened the cracks” of the disunity created by the existence of the euro
The European Union created the euro in order to unite as many member states as possible under one currency. However, according to research by Franz…
TRACING HISTORY
How a slave trader created a Bombay in New York
In 1804, when Michael Hogan appeared in New York with his wife, Frances Hogan, née Richardson, he was greeted with a warm reception. The Irish-born…
PROMISED LAND
The land of Haile Selassie is finally recognizing its Rastafarian community
Ethiopia’s government has announced it will issue identity cards to members of the Rastafarian community, a religious group that has long been seen as stateless…
THE PROMISED LAND
One of the world’s oldest civilizations is battling with Egypt to return to its land
Nubian activists in Egypt are demanding to return to their ancestral land, believed to be located on a strip of the Nile near the city…
